Hampden vs Old Town

A side-by-side comparison of Hampden and Old Town: population, income, housing, and more.

Hampden and Old Town are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Old Town has the higher population (7,439 vs 4,937 in Hampden). Hampden has the higher median household income ($101,417 vs $49,329 in Old Town). Hampden has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $183,200 in Old Town).

Population, income & housing

	Hampden	Old Town
Population	4,937	7,439
Median age	40.5 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$101,417	$49,329
Median home value	$270,100	$183,200
Median gross rent	$985	$1,014
Housing units	2,008	3,797
Homeownership rate	83.2%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.4%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampden	Old Town
Population	4,122 → 4,937 (+19.8%)	7,474 → 7,439 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$87,629 → $101,417 (+15.7%)	$42,679 → $49,329 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$210,500 → $270,100 (+28.3%)	$135,700 → $183,200 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $985 (+13.3%)	$762 → $1,014 (+33.1%)

Hampden

Population

4,1224,937

Median household income

$87,629$101,417

Median home value

$210,500$270,100

Median gross rent

$869$985

Old Town

Population

7,4747,439

Median household income

$42,679$49,329

Median home value

$135,700$183,200

Median gross rent

$762$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampden	Old Town
Under 5	4.9%	5.4%
5 to 17	21.2%	10.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	11.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.4%
75 and over	8.2%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampden	Old Town
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.7%
Asian	0.8%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	12.7%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampden	Old Town
No high school diploma	2.9%	3.2%
High school graduate	20.1%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampden	Old Town
Drove alone	76.9%	67.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	0.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	20.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampden	Old Town
1-unit, detached	79.8%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	23.6%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Hampden	Old Town
Poverty rate	5.8%	21.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1982	1964